UPDATE

Pesticide spraying turning into major health hazard for farmers

Source: The Hindu, Date: September , 2015

Exposure to chemical pesticides
while spraying in the field has also become a major health problem for farmers
in Karimnagar district. Though, there is no serious pest attack in the
district, the farmers, in order to reap riches, have been using pesticides
extensively and as a result are suffering from various ailments. Recently, a
farmer D Narsaiah reportedly died after inhaling the vapour while spraying
pesticides in his fields in Rajalingapet village of Medipalli mandal. This is
first such incident in which a farmer died due to inhalation of the pesticide.